Movie
The Burning Plain
Overview
A trailer is burning in the middle of a plain. The bodies of two adulterous lovers are found. Scenes from both families, before and after the dramatic events, suggest an unusual connection between them. But what is their secret?
Details
- Release date
- 2008-11-07
- Runtime
- 111 min
- Genres
- Drama, Romance, Crime
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Parkes+MacDonald Image Nation, 2929 Productions, Costa Films
- Country
- Argentina, United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Charlize Theron as Sylvia / Mariana
- Kim Basinger as Gina
- Jennifer Lawrence as Young Mariana
- Joaquim de Almeida as Nick Martinez
- John Corbett as John
- Robin Tunney as Laura
- Fernanda Romero as Sophie
- Brett Cullen as Robert
- Danny Pino as Santiago Martinez
- José María Yázpik as Carlos Alarid
- J. D. Pardo as Young Santiago
- Rachel Ticotin as Ana
Crew
- Guillermo Arriaga - Director
- Guillermo Arriaga - Screenplay
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